Testing is Done!!!!

We finished our science testing today!  The students have been taking a science assessment this week; which came in two forms: Written and Computer.  The information gathered from this will give me a sneak peak to see what concepts I will really need to hit hard, versus topics that students have been exposed to and allow us to go more in depth.  

I also took the opportunity to discuss good test taking skills and exposing the students to our technology.  Some strategies we focused on:

 1. Reading the WHOLE question.

2. Even if we don't know an answer, we should guess, as that will give us a larger percentage of getting it correct, instead of not attempting to complete it at all.

3. When we are finished with the test, we need to go back through and check our answers.

Additionally, we will try to use technology often in science, and it may carry over into the home.  If this is a problem, please notify Mrs. Taylor, so we can discuss other options.  At this point, we really would like the students using technology to complete various activities.

The students have really been troopers this week and we ALL can't wait to really dig-in and start learning science!

First Installment!

Welcome to the first installment of my Blog!  In the blog you can read about what is going on in our classroom day to day and week to week.  I will try to post a few times a week, so be sure to check this frequently!  

The first couple of weeks of school, we have spent time getting to know each other and learning how to work together as a group.  In order to accomplish this, we created an Edible Car Challenge.  This was the first time completing this activity and the student's really surprised us on multiple levels!  They worked really well in groups that were chosen by us and they actually created cars that worked!!!  Some of the cars surprised us-it may not have looked like a "typical" car, but it met the criteria and in the end made it down the ramp! 

This was a really fun activity for the student's; and I loved watching their creations come together, helping groups problem solve as they came across challenges!